Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread XI (The Finals Countdown)

stephen_n

No warning for Northampton despite giving away three penalties in two minutes of play.

Shefwedfan

some strange decisions knocking around

Sexton playing a good PR game

Stop the mistakes and we can pull ahead and get TBP

sydthebeat

If we are patient we should take five points here.

stephen_n

sydthebeat wrote: »

If we are patient we should take five points here.

If we can cut out some of the small handling errors.

Ringrose isn’t having a great game today, both in defense and attack.

Fabulous game of rugby. Ref is making things interesting at least but great to see two teams going on the attack.

Looking at the respective benches I think Northampton really needed to have been ahead by now.

Doris and Kelleher look like internationals out there, very impressed by both.

Looking forward to the second half. Too early for a beer?

AbusesToilets

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Really should have been a yellow there for knocking the ball out of the breakdown.

Have to laugh tho, Sexton practically cleared that out from the Saints side, Toner notich better.

molloyjh

We've shown some flashes of what we can do and did start to impose ourselves a bit more towards the end of the half. We've been a few errors away from really opening up a lead too. Should be a good second half but we need to look to get the next score. Show them who is the top team here. They're good and look like they have it in them to get another couple of tries.

PhlegmyMoses

Ref has to do a card ffs

A-Train

Yes get over Healy. Bonus in the bag. Ah that’s terrible going giving them a warning after 3 pens in a row again just like before half time

sydthebeat

That's the patience we need.

Now the main thing is to keep them from getting an LBP

accensi0n

That's a great finish by healy.

Squidgy Black

Sexton didn't look too bad walking off, fingers crossed it's nothing too serious.

AdamD

Six advantages on their line in the last two plays and no yellow

A-Train

Yes go on Ross Byrne after a great break by Doris. Also a yellow card

Squidgy Black

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Sexton didn't look too bad walking off, fingers crossed it's nothing too serious.

Could be fine in a day or two but wouldn't be surprised if he's unavailable for a few weeks.

That aside - what do Northampton have to do to get a card...?

Former Former

JGP is having a stormer

Long way back for Northampton now.

corny

Lovely offload from Henshaw to start that.

errlloyd

Looking good right now.

Utah_Saint

Bloody hell Doris is top drawer...just give him the Ire 8 jersey

Gas from Heaslip "straight up the guts of them"

A-Train

Great work in defence and great turnover by VDF

acer911

Former Former wrote: »

JGP is having a stormer

Playing a great game, quick ball, fantastic support lines, cleaver sniping around the rucks and box kicking has been good when used on the limited occasions...

Utah_Saint

VDF what a turnover!

Exclamation Marc

VDF has been awesome. Shows the nonsense in some suggesting he should have been dropped.

Faugheen

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

VDF has been awesome. Shows the nonsense in some suggesting he should have been dropped.

And all he does is tackle.

He’s a better all-round 7 than anyone else - with the pace of a back. He’s a freak.

Squidgy Black

Very little in that but it'll be a card

A-Train

A harsh enough yellow on Ringrose.

Can't ever remember Ringrose being carded before - is that his first?

accensi0n

Kearney did seriously well to shut that play down